Combined generator and timer-distributer mounting.



RICHARDS.

CGMBiNED GENERATOR AND TIMER DISTRIBUTER MOUNTING.

APPLICATHJN FILED DEALZZ 1914.

Patented. June 8, 19154 3 SHEETSSHEET 1.

- INVENTOR; JULIU5 H. RICHARDS.

WITNESSES ATTORNEY.

1. H RHCHARDS:

'COMBINED GENERATOR AND TIMER DlSTRlBUTEaR MOUNTING.

APPHCATION FILED DEC.22, i914.

Patented June 8, i915.

3 SHEETSSHEET 3.

WITNESSES UNITED STATES TPATEN JULIUS n. n cer-inns, or NEWARK, newmessy, Ass-renenro srrarnoiir l co arnny, or. NEwARK NEw JERSEY, I

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Specification of Letters Patent. i

' Application filed December 22, 1914. Serial'No. 878,534.

To ail 107107221} may coiwernu' Be itknown thatl, JULIUs H. RICHARDS, acitizen ofthe United States, residing at Newark, county of Essex, andState of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Combined Generator and Timer-Distributer Mountings, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a means for mounting both atimer-distributer and a generator on a suitable mounting in such amanner that either one may be removed without disturbing the other orthe driving connections-thereto. The timer-distributer is used. inconnection with a battery and induction coil for the purpose offurnishing sparking in the cylinders of an internal combustionengine,while the generator is-used to charge the battery. Both of these piecesof apparatus are'driven from the engine through suitable driving means.Heretofore it has been customary to mount these pieces of apparatusseparately or in such a combination that the individual units cannot bedisassembled without disturbing the other. So far as I am aware, I amthe first to introduce a combination such that the generator maybe'removed leaving the timer-distributer working and consequentlyleaving the engine in'a condition to perform its function. Of course,the removal of the timer-distributer itself will put the engine out ofcommission, but another may be read ily substituted and thissubstitution doesnot entail the dismounting of the generator or theentire mounting upon which both units are supported. v 1

Other and further objects of my invention will be readily understood byanyone skilled? in the art from a consideration of the followingdescription, taken in connection with the drawings, wherein Figure 1illustrates a side elevation of the mounting with the timer-distributerand generator attached thereto and the mounting fastened to a suitablesupport. Fig. 2 is an end view of Fig.1 with the timer-distributerremoved. Fig. 3 isa part elevation and part section on the line 3-3 ofFi 2. Fig. 4 is part sectional and side elevation of one form of myinvention, in which the generator is directly connected with the drivingshaft, without any intermediate gearing. Fig. 5 is a top'plan view ofFig. 4, but having the endhousing shown in sec- .is adapted to mesh wtion. Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6 6 of Fig. l.

Referring now particularly to the drawlngs, 1 is the side of an enginecrai'ilr case. 2 is a shaft projecting from some portion of the engine,such as the timing gear case.

3 is a mounting having two flanges a and 5. These flanges aresubstantially at right angles to each other, -it projecting downward andis used to fasten the mounting to a suitable support, such as the enginecrank case 1 or some part of the frame. Bolts 45 are used for thispurpose. To the flange 5 is fastened a generator 7 having an armature 37and a commutator 38. In the form shown in Fig. 3, the generator has anend bearing plate 10 fastened to the frame by screws 11; This endbearing plate has a hub 12 projectflange 5 into" the hollow portion ofthe in the hub for supporting the shaft 14;. 15 is suitable packing toprevent oil and grease from the bearing working back into the generatorhousing. The'shaft projection 14: has a gear 16 mounted thereon, andheld in place by a key l7 18. On the end of the driving shaft 2 ismounted a sleeve 19 and attached thereto preferably in an integral.manner are two gears 20 and 21.

21 is adapted to mesh with gear 16, and 20 gear wheel 26, which ismounted on, or .s integral with the stub shaft '25, shown in Fig. 6. Oneend (a) of the stub shaft rests in the support 29, which serves as acombined bearing and thrust collar, which is attached to a circular part6 of the mounting 5. As shown in Fig. 6, the bearing and thrust collar29 is screwed into the circular portion (3 and has thin washers 30between its head and circular portion 6. These washers are used for thepurpose of adjusting the bearing and thrust collar 29 so as to getperfect engagement of the gear wheel 26 with the gear 2O.

The upper end (6) of stub shaft 25 is 1 guided by the removable thrustbearing 27.;

breaking the circuit through the induction coil and for distributing thehigh tension current from the soil to the conductors 36,

and nuts I Patented June%, 1915.

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at Y a set screws 32 are loosened and .the -timerwhich are attached totheterminals by passing within the same and being partially,

held in place by a flexible cap. 34, which; is

1 opening into t adapted to snap into; grooves 45. The mechanisni of thetimer-distributor forms no part of my invention and it is not furtherdescribed.

The timer-distributer has a shaft projec- I tionterminating in theenlarged portion 9.

The stub shaft is adapted to project into one end-of the enlargedportion'9 which is hollowed out to receive it and is held in.

place therein byl the said set screws 32. The e housing of the mountingfor the entrance of shaft 25 is closed by ,the cap 22 held in place byscrews 23. 24 shows a means of getting oil to the shaft 2. I

Referring ,to Fig. 3, it will be readily seen that when the nuts areremoved from the stubs 3 9, that'the generator 7, with the gear 16 whichis attached to the generator shaft 14 can be 'removed'bodily from themounting Without disturbing the timer-distributer and since the meansfor driving thetimerfdistributer is still-notdisturbed, the engine can'be kept running. It is. also seen by reference to Fig. 4 that theremoval of the nuts 40 from the stubs 39 allows this form of generatorto be removed Without disturbing the driving connections of thetimer-distributer 8. In this form the shafts 2 and 14 are keyed by keysMaud 43 to sleeve 31.

Referring to Fig. 6,-it is seen that the thrust collar 27 can be pulledout, after the distributer is taken off the stub shaft 25;

and the hollow stub shaft 25 with its gear '26 can be withdrawn and theremoval of these parts in nowise disturbs the driving connections of thegenerator which is used for charging the storage battery.

In. the form shown in Fig. 4, an additional flange 41.is cast integralwith the mounting for the purpose of fastening-this type ofgeneratorwith bolts 42 entering from the bottom.

Various changes maybe made in the de- I tails, the broad features ofwhich are herein shown and described but suchchanges will,

I believe, come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device of the character described, in combination, a generator,a timer-dlstributer, means for' driving said generator and '2. vIn adevice of the'character'described, I

in combination, a generator, a timer-distributer, a driving shaft, amounting, common to both saidgenerator and timer-distributor, saidmounting having a flange to which said generator is detachably moimted,ashaft for said timer-distributor; a gear .on said shaft,

a gear on said driving shaft and meshing with said gear on thetimer-distributor shaft,

a housing for said gears integral with said tension, a timer-distributerhaving a shaft extension, a mounting common to bothsaid generator andsaid 'timer distributer, a

housing integral with said mounting, a driv- 'ing shaft extending intothe housing on one side, said generator shaft extension extending intothe housing on the opposite 1 side to said driving shaft, said timer distributershaft extension entering said housing at right angles to thesaiddriving shaft, means within said housing for drivingly connecting thethree said shafts, said mounting having aflange for detachablysupporting said generator'and a second flange for supporting all of saidparts, substantialy as described.

a. In a device of the character described, in combination, a mountinghaving two flanges and a gear housing integrally connected, a generatorhaving a drive shaft adapted to be detachably fastened to one of saidflanges, the other of said flanges being adapted to fasten the saidmounting to a suitable support, a timer-distributer mounted above saidhousing and. on a shaft extending into the housing, a drive shaftentering said housing and means within said housing for drivinglyconnecting the said three shafts.

5. In a device of the character described, in combination, a mountinghaving two flanges substantially at right angles to each other and ahousing, a generator having a drive shaft, one of said flanges apted tohave said generator rigidly fastdhed there to, a support, the other ofsaid flanges adapted to be fastened to said support, said housingadaptedto have a timer-distributor mounted aboveit and having a shaft eX-tending thereinto, a driving shaft extending into said housing and meanswithin said housin for connecting the generator and timeristributershafts to said driving shaft.

6. In a device of the character described, in combination, a' mountinghaving twd flanges and a gear housing integrally connected, a generatorhaving a driving shaft extending into said housing and adapted to beattached to one of said flanges, a suping through said opening, a capadapted to ='shaft, a gear on said timer-distributer shaft and adaptedto be meshed with the first,

' mentioned gear, a removable thrust bearing shaft to said .in'combination, a mounting. having two flanges substantially at rightanglesto'each other and a housing, an opening into said housing throughone of said flanges, a sup for said timer-distributor, and an adjustablebearing j and thrust. collar for said.

timer-distributer shaft and means within said housing .to connect saidmain driving enerator.

7. In a device of the character described,

port, the other of said flanges adapted to be rigidly fastened to saidsupport, a generator having a driving shaft adapted to enter .saidhousing through the opening through the first mentioned flange, saidgenerator being removably attached to said flange, an opening into saidhousing on the opposite side from the first mentioned opening, a capadapted to close .the last mentioned opening, a gear mounted on saidmain driving shaft, a stub shaft havin a gear thereon adapted to meshwith the rst mentioned gear, a timer distributer adapted to be mountedon said stub shaft and means on said main driving shaft to connect thesame with said generator shaft, substantially as described.

8. In a device of the character described, in combination, a mountinghaving two flanges substantiallyat right angles to each other and ahousing, an opening into said housing through one of said flanges, asupport, the other of said flanges adapted to be rigidly fastened tosaid support, a generator having a driving shaft adapted to enter saidhousing through the opening through the first mentioned flange, saidenerator being removably attached to said ange, an

opening into said housing on the opposite side from the first ment1onedopening, a main driving shaft extending into -the housclose the lastmentioned opening, a gear mounted on said main driving 'shaft, a stubshaft having a gear thereon adapted to mesh with the first mentionedgear, a removable thrust bearing for said stub shaft, an adjustablebearing and thrust collar for said stub shaft and a timer-distributermounted on said stub shaft.

9. In a device of the character described, in combination, a mountinghaving two flanges substantially at right angles to each other and ahousing, an opening into said housing .throughone of said flanges, ageneratoradapted to be detachably mounted on said flange and having adriving shaft extending intosaid housing, a gear on said generatorshaft, a support, two flanges adapted to be rigidly fastened to saidsupport, a second opening in said housing on the opposite side from thefirst mentioned opening, a main driving shaft adapted to enter the lastmentioned opening, means for clos ng said opening around said shaft, astub shaft, a removable thrust bearin for one end of saidstub shaft andatom ined adjustable bearing and thrust collar on the other end of saidstub shaft, and means for driving said stub shaft from-the main drivingshaft, a gear wheel mounted on said main driving shaft'and adapted tomesh with the gear wheel onsaid generator shaft,

' a timer-distributor and means for attaching same to the stub-shaft.

10. In a device of' the character described,

in combination, a mounting having two flanges and a housing integrallyconnected,

an opening into said housing through one of said flanges, 'a generatorhavin an end plate with a hub thereon and a driving shaft projectingthrough said hub, a bearing'within said hub for said shaft said .hub andshaft projection extending into the housin through the opening in saidflange, an means for detachably fastening said generator to said flange,a support, said second flange adapted to be rigidly fastened to. saidsupport, a second opening into said housing, a main driving s aftextending through said opening into the housing, a stub shaft .mountedwithin said housing, a timer-distributor detachably fastened to saidstub shaft, a gear onlsaid stub shaft, a gear on said main drivin shaftadapted to be meshed with the rst, mentioned gear and means connectingsaid main drivin .shaft to said generator shaft whereby t c saidgenerator and 'its shaft may be removed from said mounting withoutdisturbing the stub shaft and driving connections between it and saidmain driving shaft,-substantially as described.

' 11. In a device of the character described, in combination, a mountinghaving two flanges and a housing integrally connected, an opening intosaid housm through one of said flanges, a generator avin an end platewith a hub thereon and a driving shaft projecting through said hub, abearing within said hub for said shaft, said hub and shaft projectionextending into the housing through the opening in said flange, an meansfor detachably fastening said generatorto said flange, a support, saidsecond flange adapted to be rigidly fastened to said support, a second 0ening into saidhousing, a main driving s aft extending through saidopening into the housing, and means for connecting said main drivingshaft to for the other end of said stub shaft, substantially asdescribed.

123 h a device of, thecharacter described,

,"in combination, a mounting having two flanges and a housing integrallyconnnected, an opening into said housing through one of said flanges, agenerator having an end' plate with a hub thereon and a driving shaftprojecting through said hub, a bearing within said hub, for saidshaft,'said hub and shaft projection extending into the housing throughthe opening in said flange, and means for detachably' fastening saidgenerator to said flange, a support, said second flange adapted to berigidly fastened to said support, a second opening into said housing, amain driving shaft extending through said opening into the housing andmeans for connecting said main driving shaft to said generator shaft, 'astub shaft having a gear thereon, a gear on said main drivingshaft-adapted to mesh'with the gear on said stub than, atimer-distributer detachably, fastened {.to one end of'said stub shaftand: means serving as a bearing and thrust coliar for the other end ofsaid stub shaft, a thrust bearing on the distributor end of said stubshaft adapted to be removed from said housing, whereby said stub shaftand gear thereonmay be removed without disturbing the driving means tosaid generator, substantially as described.

13. in a device of the character described,

in combination, a mounting two flanges and a housing, a portion of whichis circular, a generator having a shaft ertension projecting through oneof said flanges and into said housing, an engine, the other of saidflanges being adapted to fasten to said engine, a driving shaft extendingfrom said engine into the opposite 1 side of said housing, a stubshaft mounted within the circular portion of said housing,

a timer-distributer removabiy mounted on said stub shaft and meanswithin said hens ing for drivingly connecting said generator and stubshaft to the shaft from said engine, the said generator being attachedto the said flange and the said stub shaft being mounted in saidcircular partof said housing, whereby either can'be removed withoutdisturbing the other, substantially as described.

14:. In a device of character described, in combination, a generatorhaving a shaft extension, a timer-distributer having a shaft extension,amounting plate and means for mounting the said generator andt1mer-d1stributer thereon, a main driving shaft and means for connectingit to both said shaft extensions, said timer-distributer mounting meansbeing carried by said mounting whereby when said means are removed, saidgenerator and its driving connectings are not disturbed.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my in the presence of two witnesses.

JULIUS H. mcnaans.

signature Witnesses: I

D. R. WALLS, M. W. BORRELLA.

